Equal pay for teachers and education focus in Cameron column
The piece applauds education efforts in Texas, notes Rep McDonald’s bill for equal pay for male and female teachers, and cites Governor Hobby proposing half a million dollars from the general fund in 1920 to raise salaries. It also critiques profiteering and European turmoil while urging careful progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Territory
Kit
McDonald
Grimes County
Hobby
General Fund
Germany's Shortage Lauded as Humorous Flourish
The piece argues Germany's fatal shortage was humor not material scarcity. Allies saw Germany as terrible yet ridiculous, noting comic elements in Belgium invasion and Verdun celebrations, while railing at the Kaiser and the German war sheen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Belgium
Verdun
Kaiser
The Soldier Who Fights With a Smile on the Front
A vivid World War I reflection on enemy perceptions of Allied morale. Germans underestimate British French and American gaiety as a form of strength while Americans march with humor and a toothbrush grin. The piece notes the Yanks as a surprising and effective offensive weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy
Wilhelm
No Man’s Land
England
Verdun
Berlin
Death nearly wipes out family of ten in Texas
Houston reports the seventh death in Jackson Flippen’s family as his 75-year-old mother dies of pneumonia after a January fire that killed five of his children and left his widow, a 7 month old boy twins, and his elderly father as the remaining survivors. The Flippen home at Clodine burned January 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Jackson Flippen
San Antonio and
Aransas Pass
Cheetham
Flippen
Clodine
New Residents from Cameron Move to Waxahachie
Mrs J D Morton and sons John and Marion move from Cameron to Waxahachie now at Hotel Rogers. They purchase Princess Cash Grocery with O P Adams as business associate. Mrs Morton’s late husband J D Morton was a Cameron merchant and cotton buyer for 22 years. The Mortons plan Waxahachie as permanent home and seek a local home soon. The Red Cross publicity head in France is Mrs Helen O Shaughnessy wife of the ex ambassador to Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Morton
John
Marion Morton
Cameron
Waxahachie
Hotel Rogers
Mortons
Princess Cash
O. P. Adams
Morton
Waxahachie Light
The
Red Cross
France
Helen O’shaughnessy
Mexico
Humorous Fragments and Snippets From Old Papers
A collage of quips and cartoon captions from various papers includes brisk one liners, jokes, and dialogues. The items touch on politics, love, weather, family, and everyday life with a satirical, era-tinged voice. Names, dates, and places vary across clipped gags and captions.
Chicken Giblets and Potatoes Soup Idea
A simple soup uses chicken giblets and potatoes. The method focuses on simmering giblets with chopped potatoes for a hearty broth and filling texture.
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Lindsey Grocery
Cameron, Texas
Cameron Herald
Terrell Publishing Company
Yeeeeeeeee
Thos. N. Herring
del Rio News
America
Europe
Kit Robinson
Tyson Freeman Holtzclaw Co
John Bremond
Rio
Cheek & Neal
Garrett
Crisco
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
George Eliot
Baltimore
Boston Globe
Mr. Hoskins
Bertie
Mrs. Hoskins
Willie
Pittsburg
Paw
Gladys Floppit
Hayes
Healing Honey
S. Kestenbaum
Worcesters Market
Wilkerson
Santa Fe
Wm. Strzinek
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